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/^t/Yes, but one condition must be fulfilled in order to confirm the credibility of the above statement, namely that people watch television, listen to the radio and read newspapers. Only then we can assume that mass media can exert any influence on us. Actually, this is our choice whether we want to be affected by them or not. One thing is certain, before we admitted mass media into our homes we used to have more time to occupy. We had hobbies, we listened to music, we read more books, we used to go out for amusements to the theatre and the cinema. But all that belongs to the past. Now our free time is regulated by mass media. We rush home from work, or eat our meals hurriedly to be in time for this or that programme. We do not have time to visit our friends as there is a political debate on the radio.